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It’s SOW exciting!
It’s time to do the third round of indoor seeding for the 2019 season! I’ll admit, the first round (shown above 8 days after seeding) was a “not really motivated, not ready for the commitment, but know I’ll be … Continue reading
Second Seeding
It’s February! The long, long, “always feels the longest” month of January is finally behind us, with its sub-zero temps, blustery winds, freezing rains and lack of insulating snow blanket. Hopefully February will be a sweet month! It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Seeding, Uncategorized
Tagged celery, cippolini, dahlias, Indiana gardening, indoor seeding, Potager, salvia, snapdragons
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Six on Saturday: Jan 19
Winter has arrived again. It comes. It goes. The needed blanket of snow only lasted a couple of days before melting and exposing the plants to unneeded excess moisture and harsh winds…again. Right now, there’s freezing rain. It’s going … Continue reading
The Myth of Sunny Windowsills
After I wrote “Welcome Crocus!” a few days ago, I found myself thinking about the number of sunny days in February….6 out of 28. That’s less than a fourth. January had 12 sunny days out of 31. A baby seedling … Continue reading
Six on Saturday-Feb 17
After an eternal January, February seems to be obligingly whizzing by. Even though winter still holds forth on this frosty morn, there are glimpses of spring and the number of gardening opportunities increases each day. Soon there will be garden … Continue reading
Posted in bulbs, pruning, Seeding, seeds, Six on Saturday, small fruits, Uncategorized
Tagged amaryllis, fall berries, gardening, lettuce seedlings, potager, pruning, seeds, Six on Saturday
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In Olden Days
With all of the recent blogs about seed starting and plant buying, it makes me wonder how in the world my grandmother managed to harvest anything! I don’t recall her starting anything indoors except a jar of sweet potato starts. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Memories, Seeding, seeds, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening
Tagged gardening, growing from seed, potager, seed starting
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Six on Saturday-Feb 3
The best thing about this Six on Saturday? It’s FINALLY not January any longer! I really have no reason to complain, because I did get a lovely break from our bleak, bleak, frigid weather with a albeit too-brief trip to … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, Seeding, Six on Saturday, Uncategorized
Tagged Ag Census, amaryllis, gardening, seed starting, Six on Saturday
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Daffodils? That means pea-planting!
Long before the advent of calendars, farm folk had sayings to help recall when certain chores needed to be done. I like following many of these old proverbs, because in my experience they are generally more accurate than dates. … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, kitchen gardens, planting, Potager, raised beds, Seeding, Uncategorized, vegetable gardening
Tagged daffodils, garden lore, gardening, grow your own food, kitchen gardens, peas, planting, potager, raised beds, seeds
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Seed Starting Stuff
Yes, I’m repeating this photo from the last post because I had several inquiries about my seed starting “Facilities.” See that tall rack? I built it over thirty years ago out of scrap lumber and some aluminum sheeting. A … Continue reading
Heap of hope
Remember that jar of bleach water I carried to the berry rows? If not, see “About that pruning…” Well, I carried it back to the house, and rummaged through my supply basket and jacket pockets to find a big … Continue reading
Posted in gardening, hobby greenhouses, planting, Seeding, Uncategorized
Tagged gardening, planting, seed starting
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